Manager, Strategy and Analysis

Spectraforce Technologies; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies seeks a Manager, Strategy and Analysis to lead the strategy work for agentic AI at the edge. You will translate market questions into decision frameworks, size markets, and synthesize findings into executive-ready recommendations.

This is a 3-month onsite assignment in San Diego, requiring deep vertical knowledge and strong analytical storytelling. The role emphasizes prioritization, competitive ecosystem analysis, and building business-case skeletons with monetization

Qualifications

• This role requires a master's degree and 6-10+ years in strategy roles or consulting.
• Experience with AI workloads and edge computing is essential.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Build a prioritization framework for verticals and use cases with right-to-win scoring.
• Size opportunities for priority verticals including TAM/SAM estimates.
• Conduct competitive and ecosystem analysis across agentic edge landscape.
• Develop a business-case skeleton with value pools and monetization options.
• Provide clear, executive-ready recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Industry knowledge

Market analysis

White-space identification

AI and edge computing

Executive communication

Education

Master's degree in Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Economics

6-10+ years in top-tier management consulting or tech strategy

Tools

AI workload understanding

Market research methodologies

Job description

Manager, Strategy and Analysis

3 months assignment
San Diego, CA 921921 Onsite

Job Description

This role will lead the strategy work needed to identify where agentic AI at the edge can create the most value and where the company has the strongest right to win. The person will translate broad market questions into clear decision frameworks, evaluate vertical and use-case opportunities, size the market, assess the competitive and partner ecosystem, and synthesize the findings into executive-ready recommendations.

Top 5 Required Skills:

• Industry Verticals and Workflow Knowledge: Deep understanding of workflows in different verticals and horizontals including pain points
• Market and competitive analysis: Strong ability to assess market trends, customer needs, competitors, partners, and ecosystem dynamics to identify attractive opportunities.
• White-space opportunity identification : Skilled at working through ambiguous problem statements, framing the right questions, identifying market white space, and converting unclear opportunities into focused strategic choices.
• AI and edge computing, and knowledge: Working understanding of AI workloads, edge devices, silicon platforms, enterprise software, and how value is created across the technology stack.
• Executive communication: Ability to turn complex analysis into crisp, decision-ready recommendations, including clear storytelling, strong slides, and confident senior-level presentation.

Technologies:

• AI models and workload understanding
• Research tools and methodologies for market analysis

Required Education:

Masters's degree in Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Economics, or related field.
6-10+ years in top-tier management consulting (MBB/boutique), corporate strategy, or product/market strategy in tech

What You Will Do

• Build a vertical and use-case prioritization framework that compares market attractiveness with right-to-win, then use it to score candidate segments and recommend a defensible shortlist.
• Size the opportunity for priority verticals and use cases, including TAM and SAM estimates, with clear assumptions and triangulation across internal and external demand signals.
• Conduct competitive and ecosystem analysis across the agentic edge landscape, including silicon providers, platforms, cloud and edge infrastructure players, ISVs, system integrators, and strategic partners.
• Develop a business-case skeleton for the priority plays, including value pools, monetization options, rough economics, required investments, and key risks.
• Synthesize analysis into a clear recommendation that leadership can use to make strategic choices on where to focus, partner, invest, or deprioritize.

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Provides supervision to direct reports.
• Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.
• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).
• Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.